René-Claude-Aristide Monory

René-Claude-Aristide Monory,
(born June 6, 1923, Loudun, France—died April 11, 2009, Loudun), French politician who rose from a working-class background—unlike most French politicians of his era—to become mayor of Loudun (1959–99) and thence to attain the upper reaches of the French government, where he headed the Ministries of Industry (1977), Finance (1978–81), and Education (1986–88) and served (1968–2004) in the French Senate, of which he was president for two terms (1992–98). Monory attended primary school and worked as a mechanic in his father’s garage before entering politics in the mid-1950s (his background earned him the nickname “le garagiste de Loudun”). Despite his ... (100 of 156 words)